Mrs. Beigong quickly stopped her: "Mother just punished this unruly slave. Xing'er has an eye disease and can't go out now."
When Cai Yuan and Guang Jin heard this, they wondered, did the wife want to use them to take the blame?
Theft by slaves is a serious crime, and they have 'stealed' so much that ten more heads would not be enough to cut off. Besides, these things were not stolen by them.
The two looked at each other, and Caiyuan said: "Old lady, please be clear. The younger one doesn't know these are stolen goods. Even if the younger one had the courage, he wouldn't dare to treat them as 'thief's stolen goods.'"
Guang Jin was not to be outdone: "The younger one has been working in the front yard and has never been to the eldest master's yard. The old lady can call the grandma on duty at the Weeping Flower Gate to inquire..."
"I don't care whether you 'know it' or 'have you ever been in the backyard.'" Mrs. Beigong said solemnly, "I only ask who asked you to pawn the thing."
Mrs. Beigong's heart was in her throat when she heard her mother-in-law ask this question.
Caiyuan: "It's Aunt Chang."
Guang Jin: "It's Grandma Yuan."
The two looked at each other and changed their words together.
Caiyuan: "It's Grandma Yuan."
Guangjin: "It's Aunt Chang."
"Pfft." Mingruo didn't want to laugh, but the two people didn't understand each other too well.
"cough."
"Ahem."
Everyone present, except Mrs. Beigong, couldn't help laughing.
Mrs. Beigong was determined to get to the bottom of this matter today, so she ordered: "Old Zhu, go and bring Aunt Yuan and Aunt Chang from the wife's courtyard."
Mingruo spoke at the right time: "Butler Zhu, go to Qingqiuyuan to look for someone. A few days ago, my mother sent them to teach me the rules of the Beigong family."
Mingruo originally stated a fact, but now that the two of them are related to theft, it sounds particularly ironic.
"Haha." Mrs. Beigong sneered, "My wife made a mistake in choosing someone this time."
When Butler Zhu brought Grandma Chang and Grandma Yuan to the main courtyard, she didn't say what happened. Neither of them thought that they were caught stealing in the small warehouse. After all, the things placed in the warehouse were all inappropriate.
Commonly used. The last time they stole, it was a long time ago and no one noticed.
The two of them walked into the main hall and saw Caiyuan and Guangjin kneeling on the ground. It felt like someone had hit their heads with a sap. Their only thought was - they are going to finish!
When Mrs. Beigong heard that Caiyuan Guangjin had found out Aunt Chang and Aunt Yuan, she knew that this matter could not go well.
Aunt Yuan is Xing'er's wet nurse, so the theft must have something to do with Xing'er. But these two people were sent to Qingqiuyuan by themselves.
If she excuses the two of them, people will suspect that she sent people to steal her daughter-in-law's dowry... Now the only way is to prevent them from talking and recruit Xing'er.
Before Mrs. Beigong could say anything, Mrs. Beigong made a preemptive strike: "I saw that you were good at doing things, so I assigned you to serve the young lady. If you don't do your job properly, you have also contracted the problem of unclean hands and feet..."
Aunt Yuan and Aunt Chang have been working as errands for half their lives, so they naturally know how serious a crime it is to steal. If they bear this crime themselves, they will die.
If Master Xing is confessed, my wife will definitely come forward to resolve the matter based on her love for Master Xing, and they will have a chance of survival.
Therefore, before Mrs. Beigong threatened them not to talk nonsense, Grandma Yuan took the lead to speak. Not only did she confess that Master Xing asked them to steal in the warehouse, she also confessed when and what things were stolen, and how many times they were stolen. Master Xing also confessed
What you said must be explained clearly.
Finally, Nanny Yuan took out a key from her arms and raised it above her head: "The key to this warehouse was also given to me by Master Xing."
Mrs. Beigong didn't expect that this old guy would do everything without even using punishment. She suddenly felt the world spinning, her vision went dark, and she fainted.
"Go and ask the doctor quickly." Although Mingruo didn't like to see this mother-in-law, she still wanted to maintain her character as the 'eldest daughter-in-law of the Beigong family'.
Mrs. Beigong didn't want to see this embarrassing daughter-in-law for a moment, and she didn't care whether she was really dizzy or fake, so she directly sent Mrs. Beigong back to the courtyard.
Mingruo and Si Haochen didn't want to worry about what happened next, so they followed Mrs. Beigong back to the courtyard.
Mrs. Beigong didn't like Zhao Xing, but he still held the magpie's nest in front of her eyes every day, so she took this excuse to send him back to Zhao's house.
Mrs. Beigong did things quickly and immediately asked Butler Zhu and Nanny Wei to take Zhao Xing back to Zhao's house. Moreover, except for his clothes, she didn't take much else with her.
The Zhao family knew that Zhao Xing suffered from an eye disease, and also knew that his aunt had always hired the best doctors to treat him, and kept ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum at Beigong's house every day.
Mrs. Zhao thought that the Beigong family did not want to treat their grandson, so they sent him back.
He immediately refused to enter the gate, and started crying at the door: "Oh, my poor grandson... You were so kind to accompany your cousin, but he was driven back because he was sick... We have a small family and a small business.
Where can I find the money to hire a good doctor for you..."
As soon as Mrs. Zhao started crying, Zhao Xing's mother Qian also wiped her tears, as if the Beigong family had bullied them.
Aunt Wei was sent by Mrs. Beigong specifically to deal with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Grandma Wei looked at the crowds of people gathered outside the door to watch the excitement, as well as the idle people on the street, and couldn't help but frown: "Mrs. Zhao, if we have anything to say, go in and talk."
"No matter whether you go in or out, you can't get away... When your Beigong family begged us to send Xing'er to accompany your eldest son, he was still fine. Now that he is sick and useless, you just
Instead of treating him, we sent him back..."
Aunt Wei originally wanted to save some face for the Zhao family. After all, this is the eldest lady’s natal family. Since Mrs. Zhao doesn’t want this face herself, what else does she have to worry about!
"Mrs. Zhao, what you said is wrong. First of all, your brother was playing with our eldest son, but he is already in his mid-twenties this year, and it is time for him to come back and start a family.
Secondly, your brother has an eye disease. He fell down while walking, and it was not caused by our Beigong family's consultation with him. Since he became ill, we have spent money on the daily medical treatment.
Finally, and the most important point. We sent him back today, not because we don’t want to take care of him because he costs a lot of money. In fact, your brother is ignorant and secretly assigned the key to the warehouse and instructed the wet nurse to steal my eldest son.
His calligraphy and paintings and the young lady’s dowry were stolen, and more than 100,000 silver coins were stolen.
My eldest lady even fainted from his anger. For the sake of her in-laws, the old lady sent him back to the Zhao family instead of taking him to the Yamen. It was an act of kindness and righteousness.
Our old lady said, if you continue to make trouble, we will meet at the Yamen!"
